News Report Three

　　[5] Drivers on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle, tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway. [6] A track carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lames. The cracked tank spilled a pool of rapidly hardening chocolate which quickly covered the width of the road. While the drives was taken to hospital with the broken arm, firefighters struggled to remove a reported 12 tons of solid chocolate from the road. A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that [7] removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with snow. After contacting the chocolate manufacturer, the firefighter resorted to spraying hot, pressurized ice water to get rid of the sticky substance. The local TV also noted that the clean-up spanned more than a mile because drivers simply drove through the chocolate after the crash, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the sticky situation, firefighters and police attending to the clean-up were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead. After all, who could be mad about 12 tons of chocolate?

　　Question 5: What did drivers on the motorway to Warsaw find?

　　【答案】the road was blocked

　　【解析】本题考查新闻导语部分的内容，答案关键句为Drivers on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle. 周三早上，前往波兰首都华沙的司机们发现道路被一个不寻常的障碍物堵塞了。

　　Question 6: What does the report say about the accident?

　　【答案】a truck hit a barrier and overturned.

　　【解析】本题答案关键句为A truck carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned.一辆装着巧克力糖浆的卡车撞上了一个公路路障并翻车了。

　　Question 7: What did the firefighters representative tell the local TV?

　　【答案】it was a hard task to remove the spilled substance.

　　【解析】本题考查引言细节，答案关键句为A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with snow.消防队员的代表告诉当地电视台，清理巧克力比处理雪更糟糕。